Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-06

The sclectmen have laid out a new street
off from the Brook road, leading north
from f. Bohrmans and thence east to a
point near the house of Thomas Geiss.
They have also been petitioned for and will
soon lay "A street or square off from Birge
street which will open several desirable
lots belonging to the Estey Organ company,
to which it is understood that the small
brick houses near their shops will be re
moved The east end of Brook street. |
where Druggist Greene is preparing to
build, has been improved by making it six
feet wider.
The strange renissness of duty exhibited |
| by Harry Bruce's sitting hen, which didn't |
hatch chick, was sufficiently explained |
| when ON removing the nest the other day |
| he found under board at the bottom n
double brood of little hairless mice, - in
number.
| j. f. Jacobs is sick with catarrhal fever.
The horse distemper is quite prevalent
in town.
Mrs. f. ". Brooks, Miss Alice Brooks
| and Mr. and Mrs f. c. Ryan sail for Eng
land tomorrow and will remain abroad
during the summer.
The banks will be closed tomorrow in
recognition of the Governors arbor-d day
proclamation
The 18th anniversary of the Bratteboro
Young Mems Christian Association will he
held in the Congregational church next
Sunday evening, at : o'clock. Every one
in town is invited. Come and see what the
association has done the past year.
The spirit of Improvement is marching
along Terrace street today where the hedges
in front of the residences are being pulledup.
Season tickets for the music festival will
4
ing and up to Saturday night. \ general
canvass of the town for their sale will be
gin Monday morning and we advise early
calling at Briggs's drug store.
Marshall Clark, for several years past
foreman at the Reformer office, who closed
his engagement there last Saturday, was
visited and completely surprised at the
home of himself and wife last Saturday
evening by a party of about dozen
Reformer employees. A very happy even
ing was spent one Of the pleasant features
Of which was the presentation to Mr.. Clark
of a handsome meerschaum pipe. Miss
Mary Sullivan, one of the surprising party,
was herself surprised by the gift of pref
ty silver watch. Refreshments were served,
t and when the party broke up it was well
towards the small hours of Sunday morn
+ ing Mr. Clark left on Monday morning
for Claremont Miss Sullivan goes to work
in an office at Pittsiield, Mass.
u In accordance with what has seemed to
be n general desire on the part of farmers,
1 the local board of trade have decided to
change the weekly market day from Mon
day to Tuesday, beginning next week. The
special car for conveying produce to Bos
o ton will leave Tuesday night, reaching Bos-
ton the next morning. This arrangement
will give the farmers of the surrounding
+ towns ample time to prepare and bring in
Z their produce, and will tend to increase the
j. popularity of Bratteboro's new "institu.
+ ton"
+ Messrs Harris x Butterfed have the
contract for building two tenement houses
l. on the Hadley lot on High street
e While Charles Clancy was sportively
knocking off hats with companion on
p Canal street Sunday afternoon, n sudder
= turn twisted the bones of his left leg il
% such way that both were fractured abou
81 three inches above the ankle.
w. The complaint comes to us that certain
= young lads about town are making prac
tice of killing robins and other spring bird
- by impaling them upon darts shot from al
guns. 1t is to be hoped that the parents o
y children possessed of such guns will So
H. that a stop is at once put to this crut
y; sport.
u! ~ Cudworth x Childs in another column
- offer the Hall place ON High street for sal
80 at bargain.
ca The Fortnightly club will give its closin
lis entertainment for the season at the Cor
a gregational chapel next Thursday evening
No, The leading feature of the program will /
the presentation of the play Esmereld'
=. with attractive musical selections inte
~, spersed
Inf The following are the principal officers
III the Universaist Sunday school elected la.
;T. Sunday Supt, Miss Nettie Starr ass
,9t sup'ts, Harry Rowe and w. 5. Hudson
M secretary and treasurer, Chas Staples
ior brarian, julius Stockwell
Ned Hadley, mounted on a - inch c
M lumbia bicycle, starts for Chicago ne
hs Monday He will ride over the mounta
,rd to Bennington, going from there to Alban
ng whence he will follow the Erie canal
nro Buffalo. Leaving Buffalo he will trav
Iad south of the lake to Chicago. He expec
to make the trip in 30 days. Other Bra
II tleboro cyclists are talking of ride
- | Boston.
inc The Black Crook show on Tuesday eve
~ ing, with its wealth of wonders I
Greatest and the Grandest Spectacle
!, EARTH was good in one or two of its 81
ocA cialties, but the Original Black Gro
,eS part was decidedly cheap and thin.
At the annual meeting of the Y. NJ
. A., Wednesday evening, the following o
'ar GERS were elected President, j. j. Este
! a az vice presidents, Geo II. Clapp f.. w. HI
ia? low recording secretary. Geo. G. Avert
! ilS s treasurer, f. II. Van Doom.
iat Dr. S. n Bemis was kicked by his hu
Gov this morning and both bones Of one
God broke below the knee.
/ he Amusement goers are looking forwi
re with pleasant anticipation to the second
tied pearauce here, next Tuesday evening,
with Mrs. Florence Martin of Keene n. H.,
companied by her daughter, Miss HorteI
u+a Martin, and Miss Rena Howard two YOU
fro. ladies who give promise of successful
fo,. ture ON the stage The play, "Clairice,
t he tlle SlisG Az vi i-iIe' - ne" one WI
~ company is promised and several new a
this pleasing songs will be introduced,
Mr. Ingham writes to the Christian
owr ISOLATION News that his health has impro'
,on~ greatly since going to Charlotte, n
Jisd With the exception of two or three di
he has been able to put in full days W,
and finds himself equal to two mile ira
~ with little fatigue. He found himself
iuay pioneer general secretary in the state,
the work is growing and general secre
on ry has also been put in the field at Ralei
ia'e- Mrs, B, D. Harris returned from y
York on Monday afternoon-and the f,
eady lily cat is no longer kept in the bur
new drawer.
last M, p+,,, ,,..,,.,,,,,.,,.. ..... H., r. :,
rried 81 n WI;i,,, cr'.'i r,r IL 90
M who has of late been engaged in BUSH
. III at % Bromtield street, Boston, as a p
'''0 Usher of press illustrations, etc.
ID. S. Ormes, one of the Estev Or
L.
'ene e, heavy freight truck into the barn. II
seu's day evening, was thrown forward to
ssihS floor by a sudden stop against post,
ue VI one of the wheels ran across his ch
. 3,' 49, breaking two ribs but apparently eau,
~ little internal injury.
- f. d. Morris was quite severely bit
'o"Iu last Friday by shepherd dog owned
oh Liveryman White. The dog, thong
eIty, great favorite in Mr.. Whites family, h,
~ W. bad habit of nabbing at strangers, and
u iVS owner has finally had him put out of
way.
Pn9 The Estey Organ company have sci
= Gol dozen organs, showing their leading sty
y .he to the American Exhibition in London
.te 3-manual pedal organ the largest
1.s built by the company, which is also t
in sent to the exhibition, is nearing CON
p el d ton and will be shipped soon. Sample
ioui each of the piano company's nstrum
have also been sent
years Tho EloriJa lotol soo..,,, l,,,,i,,., IL,
aimed NJ. H. Gan,,i',lI IL ~ ~
er of tialaro CO.. NIX t ';. III raia,,I H. -
Campbell has an engagement for the
mer at one of the large hotels in the {
cs at kill mountains